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Configure BIND with IPv6 on Ubuntu VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up BIND with IPv6—DNS server with IPv6 support—on an Ubuntu VPS—install with

apt install bind9

edit /etc/bind/named conf options:

listen-on-v6 { any; };

add AAAA record in zone file Restart with

systemctl restart bind9

open port:

ufw allow 53

On Vultr test with

dig AAAA domain.com @ip

—expect IPv6 address Ensures uptime—future-proofs phpMyAdmin hosting with VPS IPv6 DNS